Today the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved a grant of almost $12 million to Dr. Stephanie Cherqui at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct a clinical trial for treatment of cystinosis. This award brings the total number of CIRM funded clinical trials to 55.  Cystinosis is … Continue reading CIRM Board Approves New Clinical Trial for Rare Childhood Disease